Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Measat Satellite Systems and Classica Asia signed a five year agreement for Measat to distribute Unitel Classica HD via the Measat-3 satellite, the satellite operator announced June...

[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Discovery Group, the largest independent shareholder of OpenTV, proposed June 9 that OpenTV offer to repurchase Kudelski Group’s stake following Kudelski Group’s failed attempt to take full...

[Satellite Today 06-12-09] BSkyB will launch Sky News HD in the United Kingdom early next year, the satellite pay-TV operator confirmed June 11.     BSkyB will upgrade studios, production facilities...

[Satellite Today 06-12-09]  TeamCast will partner with the BBC on a new DVB-T2 modulator for professional applications, TeamCast announced June 10.      Under the collaboration agreement, TeamCast is licensed to...

[Satellite News 06-11-09] On the heels of an agreement with Microsoft, BSkyB will look for further deals to bring its Sky Player to the TV, Griff Parry, BSkyB’s director of...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] International Launch Services (ILS) recevied a contract for two new firm launches and one optional launch for Intelsat, the launch provider announced June 10.     Contract terms...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Marlink has acquired capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite, Marlink announced June 9.     The satellite, carried 39 Ku-band transponders to support a range of video and...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Triveni Digital named Magna Systems & Engineering an new international dealer for Triveni’s products throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Triveni said June 10.     Magna, based in Australia,...

[Satellite News 06-10-09] AsiaSat could launch a direct-to-home (DTH) service in Taiwan with a high-definition (HD) offering as early as the 2009 third quarter, CEO Peter Jackson confirmed to Satellite...

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed agreement to deliver its ViP-TV video transport service to KPU Telecommunications, a provider of telecommunications and video services to a city of approximately...